![]() Today, Scheiman also sells sugar-free and organic candy. That’s what it’s all about,” says the 66-year-old Scheiman, whose favorite confections are Chunky and Bun Maple candy bars. As they’re sharing these stories, they’re smiling and it’s electric because you can tell that they’ve gone back in time to when they were 6 or 8 years old, all because of the memories associated with a special candy or two. ![]() With cash in their pockets, they rode their bicycles - all decked out with baseball cards in the spokes-to the corner store to buy their favorite candies. “They talk about how they collected Coke bottles and turned them in for the deposits. ![]() “I hear customers’ favorite stories every day,” says Scheiman, whose office door is rarely shut. Classics such as Reese’s Cups, Snickers and Tootsie Rolls are well represented, too. Meanwhile, GenXers and Millennials are transported back in time with such favorites as Airheads bars, Blow Pops (blue raspberry, of course), Gummi Bears and Sour Patch Kids. ![]() Visitors delight in retro confections that connect with their childhoods while they introduce their children and grandchildren to such treats.įor Boomers, it’s candy necklaces and buttons, Good & Plenty (remember Choo Choo Charlie?), Necco Wafers and Turkish Taffy (banana was the best!) that evoke the fondest memories. Those last five words are more than a cliché as shoppers roam the aisles with their children and grandchildren. Inside the cavernous warehouse, seven days a week, visitors can peruse the $3 million inventory, which includes 5,500 candy varieties, canisters of Charles Chips potato chips and multiple popcorn flavors and brands, including newly acquired Campbell’s and Humphrey, as well as Sweeties’ own brand made on site.Ī soda/ice cream (homemade, of course) shop and two 18-hole miniature golf courses with lots of giant lollipops complete Sweeties’ menu of offerings for kids of all ages. No one knows that better than Tom Scheiman, the ebullient owner of the 40,000-square-foot candy store - the nation’s largest - located at 6700 Brookpark Rd., near Ridge Road. Just how far back depends on your age.Įveryone has candy-connected childhood memories. Sweetie Candy, better known as Sweeties, provides visitors. Sweetie to grow the Campbell’s brands and are confident more North East Ohio consumers will be pleased with enjoying our delicious products” said Jeff Campbell.A trip back in time. “We’re excited to have the support and expertise of b.a. Started in 1950, the company operates a 40,000 square foot distribution center and retail store on Brookpark Road in Cleveland Ohio.Ĭampbell’s Sweet Factory started in 2004 and operates a popcorn manufacturing and distribution facility in the Hildebrandt Building in Cleveland’s west side, a bakery and chocolate kitchen on West 25 th Street and 2 locations within the historic West Side Market. Sweetie supplies over 250 wholesale customers with candy and popcorn to the grocery, convenience, and specialty retail trade. “We’re proud to add the Campbell’s products to our existing offerings and are excited to increase the distribution of the popcorn items to our existing wholesale customers,” stated Tom Scheiman, president of b.a. Sweetie Candy Company, a family owned company purchased all of the assets of the popcorn kitchen, bakery, and retail locations, Jeff and Lynn Campbell will continue to manage the new Sweeties Campbell’s Popcorn Company for the near future. Sweetie Candy Company has acquired Campbell’s Sweet Factory, a Cleveland popcorn and sweets manufacturer, according to a press release distributed by the company.
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